Page 16: Historical Events In 1920

Oct 29   Ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees in the year 1920.   

Oct 29   In the year 1920 johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 30   The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes)   

Oct 31   Romania annexes Bessarabia on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Nov 01   James J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes) in the year 1920.   

Nov 02   On this day in history andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73   

Nov 02   In the year 1920 fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer   

Nov 02   KDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station in the year 1920.   

Nov 02   Warren G Harding elected President on this day in history.   

Nov 03   "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater on this day in history.   

Nov 04   On this day in history georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game)   

Nov 05   In the year 1920 douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate   

Nov 06   John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC) on this day in history.   

Nov 08   Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Nov 08   Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn on this day in history.   

Nov 10   In the year 1920 george Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in NYC   

Nov 10   Tod Andrews, NYC, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage) on this day in history.   

Nov 11   On this day in history roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour)   

Nov 12   Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner on this day in history.   

Nov 12   Richard Quine, Detroit MI, actor/director (Clay Pigeon) on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Hudson River frozen at Albany in the year 1920.   

Nov 14   On this day in history american Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards   

Nov 14   Johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade) on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen," premieres in Neurenberg in the year 1920.   

Nov 15   Free City of Danzig established under League of Nations protection in the year 1920.   

Nov 15   On this day in history league of Nations holds first meeting, in Geneva   

Nov 16   Australia's Qantas airways founded in Winton, Queensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited in the year 1920.   

Nov 16   On this day in history betty Hicks, LPGA golfer   

Nov 16   In the year 1920 postage meter first used in US in lieu of postage stamps   

Nov 18   Alfred William Bedford, test pilot in the year 1920.   

Nov 18   Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St NYC on this day in history.   

Nov 19   Ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Roger Peacock, writer was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)   

Jan 02   In the year 1920 birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector   

Jan 02   Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)   

Jan 01   Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57 in the year 1920.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)   

Jan 07   Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died in the year 1920.   

Jan 14   John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60   

Jan 20   In the year 1920 death of georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)   

Jan 25   In the year 1920 amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35   

Jan 26   Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died in the year 1920.